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Pumps	Type	Applications
Accelerator (hot water)	Rotodynamic	Domestic heating Community heating and Air conditionning House garden use
API 610 Pump	Rotodynamic - Oil	Sulphur Liquified Gas Hot liquids Nuclear and Thermal power plant Ciment plant Corrosive liquids Refinery
API 674/675 Pump	Rotodynamic	Sulphur
API 674/675 Pump	Rotodynamic	Sulphur
Archimedean screw pump	Positive displacement pump	Waste water
Axial flow pump	Rotodynamic	Clear water Water supply Marine Sea water Drainage - Dewatering Dry dock
Axially split centrifugal pump	Rotodynamic	Dry dock Water supply Nuclear and Thermal power plant Oil Sea water Geothermal Desalination Underground storage Hydrotest Re-injection
Barrel emptying pump	Rotodynamic	Barrel emptying
Barrel pump	Rotodynamic	Chemical Ciment plant Nuclear and Thermal power plant Oil Refinery Re-injection Clear water
Channel impeller pump	Rotodynamic	Liquid - Manure Water treatment - lifting Marine Sugar mill Wine industry Waste water Public works Brewery Chemical Paper Mill Metallurgy Abrasive liquids Mud
Concrete casing pump	Rotodynamic	Water supply
Diaphragm pump	Positive displacement pump	Viscous liquids Marine Abrasive liquids Ciment plant Corrosive liquids Waste water Mud Chemical
Food liquid pump	Rotodynamic	Food and Agronomy
Fountain pump	Rotodynamic	Fountains Water jets
Gear pump	Rotodynamic	Machine shop Viscous liquids Lubrication Hydrotest Fuel injection
Glandless pump	Rotodynamic	Nuclear and Thermal power plant Chemical
Hand pump	Positive displacement pump	House garden use Clear water
Hydraulic ram	Rotodynamic	Agriculture Water supply
Hydro ejector	Rotodynamic	House garden use Agriculture Borehole - Deep well Water supply
In line pump	Rotodynamic	Sea water Corrosive liquids Liquified Gas Refinery Chemical Marine Clear water Brewery Sugar mill
Liquid ring pump	Rotodynamic	Fountains Water jets Marine House garden use
Lobe pump	Positive displacement pump	Food and Agronomy Brewery Chemical Paper Mill Plastic Industry Wine industry Viscous liquids Fragile liquids Paint - Dyeing - Emulsion
Macerator pump	Rotodynamic	Waste water Mud Water treatment lifting
Mixed flow pump	Rotodynamic	Irrigation Circulation - Cooling Agriculture Desalination Water supply Nuclear and Thermal power plant Borehole - Deep well Drainage - Dewatering Refinery Sea water Marine Clear water Dry dock Paper Mill
Multi stage centrifugal pump	Rotodynamic	House garden use Brewery Agriculture Re-injection Fire fighting Booster Paint - Dyeing - Emulsion Chemical Refinery Wine industry Clear water Paper Mill Sea water Sugar mill Plastic Industry Food and Agronomy Liquified Gas Public works Ciment plant Mine drainage Marine Geothermal Pressure cleaning Water supply Drainage boosting Community heating and Air conditionning Irrigation Desalination Domestic heating Storage Circulation - Cooling Gas washing Watering - Spraying Distillery
NF E 44-111 standard pump	Rotodynamic	House garden use Agriculture Mine drainage Drainage boosting Dry dock Fire fighting Borehole - Deep well Chemical Clear water Brewery Ciment plant Desalination Swimming pool Food and Agronomy Water treatment - lifting Sugar mill Metallurgy Wine industry Geothermal Steel industry (Scales-Siudges) Marine Storage Water supply Nuclear and Thermal power plant Circulation - Cooling Plastic Industry Community heating and Air conditionning Domestic heating Paper Mill Fuel injection
NF E 44-121/ISO 2858 pump	Rotodynamic	Hot liquids Corrosive liquids Paper Mill Liquified Gas Nuclear and Thermal power plant Ciment plant Refinery Steel industry (Scales-Siudges) Sugar mill Plastic Industry Clear water Geothermal Metallurgy Gas washing Chemical Oil
Peristaltic pump	Positive displacement pump	Viscous liquids Corrosive liquids Laboratory Food and Agronomy Fragile liquids Paint - Dyeing - Emulsion Wine industry
Piston pump	Positive displacement pump	Liquified Gas Food and Agronomy Agriculture Mine drainage Mud Clear water Re-injection Viscous liquids Brewery Pressure cleaning Oil Lubrication Liquid - Manure
Proportioning pump	Positive displacement pump	Oil Chemical Refinery Dosing
Screw pump	Positive displacement pump	Lubrication Marine Paper Mill Chemical Ciment plant Distillery Oil Machine shop Plastic Industry Fuel injection Refinery Viscous liquids Sulphur Nuclear and Thermal power plant Brewery Food and Agronomy Paint - Dyeing - Emulsion Sugar mill
Self priming pump	Rotodynamic	Agriculture Chemical Marine Public works Sump - Cellar drainage
Shower pump	Rotodynamic	House garden use Swimming pool
Side channel pump	Rotodynamic	Chemical Liquified Gas Marine Vehicule (loading & unloading)
Single stage centrifugal pump	Rotodynamic	Domestic heating Storage Refinery Marine Community heating and Air conditionning Public works Water supply Plastic Industry Paper Mill Sugar mill Water treatment - lifting Wine industry Chemical Ciment plant Circulation - Cooling Irrigation House garden use Fire fighting Vehicule (loading & unloading) Clear water Distillery Swimming pool Dry dock Sea water Geothermal Corrosive liquids Agriculture Desalination Food and Agronomy Brewery
Submersible borehole pump	Rotodynamic	Geothermal Marine Agriculture Underground storage Mine drainage Dry dock Borehole - Deep well Watering - Spraying Fire fighting Water supply Storage Irrigation Public works Booster House garden use Clear water Liquified Gas Sea water
Submersible pump	Rotodynamic	Agriculture Liquid - Manure Charged liquids Distillery Food and Agronomy Brewery Chemical Waste water Sea water Clear water Ciment plant
Swimming pool pump	Rotodynamic	Swimming pool
Torque flow pump	Rotodynamic	Food and Agronomy Waste water Brewery Paper Mill Water treatment - lifting Chemical Sugar mill Wine industry Marine Mud
Turbine pump	Rotodynamic	Desalination Refinery Oil Geothermal

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